This course is currently full. To be placed on the waitlist for any cancellations or future courses please email of Professional Development Co-ordinator, Carolyn Earle on c.earle@bigpond.com 

About the course 

The ‘Taking a coaching approach’ workshop offers an additional developmental tool for those who work directly with people that is built on a style of communication and motivation aimed at unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their performance. Rather than ‘telling, directing and instructing’ the coaching approach aims at developing internal or self-motivation – aiming at the ‘inner person’ rather than external motivators. It is aimed at helping a person learn rather than teaching them. 

The aim of the workshop is to provide coaching principles and processes and practice sessions to consolidate within people helpers a methodology that taps into the potential that exists within the client or patient. The methodology focuses on questions that raise awareness (what is happening around the client or patient; raise self-awareness (what they are experiencing personally) and to raise responsibility (take responsibility for their actions and increasing ownership and accountability). 

Session One: Defining Coaching and the Coaching Approach 

• What is coaching? 

• Coaching demonstration and debrief 

• Distinctions between professions (mentoring, consultant, manager, therapy, counselling etc) 

• Listening as a coach – listening ‘to’, ‘though’, ‘just’ and the 3 ‘A’s of listening 

Session Two: Coaching with the GROW Model 

• Introduction to the GROW model 

• Working with the GROW coaching questions 

• Coaching practice and debrief 

Session Three: Facilitating a Coaching Conversation 

• Speaking with clear intention 

• What makes a good coaching question? 

• Genuine inquiry and unattached advocacy 

Session Four: Further Practice Facilitating a Coaching Conversation 

• Coaching practice 

• Debrief and highlight learning applicable to the OT role

 VENUE  – Pagoda Conference Room, Pagoda Resort, 12 Melville Parade, Como 

COST – Early bird before 15/7/21 Standard rate after 15/7/21 

Early Bird Member $200 Standard Member $250 

Early Bird Rural/remote member $150 Standard Rural/remote member $187.50 

Non-members $395

Early Bird Student $100 Standard Student $120 

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**PD Registration Form 2021